Mercer Oaks Golf Course - West Course
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Both courses are in excellent conditions (East and West) staff staff is very helpful and courteous. Got out on time with no problem the pace of play was great especially week end (Sunday)
A Favorite
As usual even in rain I had a pleasant round at Mercer. Always one of my favorites. There prices have gone up so luckily I had some reward points to use towards my reservation. Grass in the rough needs to be cut, I understand keeping it higher but 6" is a little too much. I would always recommend this course to everybody, but keep your eyes on your ball because 3 feet in the rough and your in 6 inches of grass.
Love This Course
Will play this course any time I get a deal from GolfNow.
Great public course
Well maintained course. Easy layout. Greens are in nice shape.
Good experience at affordable price!
It's first time to play at this course and I really enjoyed the round with beautiful weather. The course were well-maintain and none of mud area to bother my golf even though there were heavy thunder-storm in early morning. This place must go.
Mercer Oaks
The course was in great shape and booking through Golf Now got me an incredible deal.
I would play here again if the opportunity presents itself.
Windy challenge
The course was a windy challenge and a complete enjoyable experience. Lots of sand and variation of hole designs was very good. Number 17 was a little out of character for the rest of the course and a pretty tight fit between a tight tree lined fairway, but it was only 360 yards from the white tee so no need to hit driver.
Very pleased
For a County corse this is one of the best I've played in New Jersey and I played a lot. The only problem that I could think of was the greens were a little slow , maybe because of the rain we've had they couldn't get out there to roll them , but I would recommend this course to anyone in the area to play .
Great track
Not your up and down holes that most dislike. Good mix of looks. Whites play 131 slope - all you want
wet course
was surprised how wet it was, it did rain the day b4. we went out late afternoon, should have been cart path only. Also we caught up to players in front of us and had to constantly wait, very backed up even in front of them. Usually have a better experience here, will be back just have to wait a few days after it rains.
a good track in good shape
The course was wet today as it rained all day yesterday so it was little mushy. However, there was No standing water in bunkers.
The fairways are in great shape. The greens are terrific as they aerated about a month ago and are rolling very true.
If you want to use the GRASS driving range it is NOT open every day.
The course is walkable if you like to walk
Fun Track w/ few surprises
Overall I'd say this course was enjoyable to play. The conditions were great and they kept the greens surprisingly firm based on the amount of rain we've had recently. Pace was solid but the course was not very full when I played. My one complaint is that the course is almost too straight forward. There are very few tee shots where trouble comes into play and overall I'd say the course rewards aggressive behavior because of it. The guys I was paired with played the whites so I joined to make things easier, but I wouldn't recommend that set of tees to anyone with average distance. I am by no means a bomber and often had a wedge in my hand to many greens, which is great for the scorecard but can get boring after a while. Other than that I'd say go enjoy this course and bomb away1
First time playing - will go back
Course was in good shape, fairways could have been a little better given the rain and sun we have had this spring. Greens were excellent and pace of play was great (we almost never waited). Friends ate in the bar, said it was good. Lots of room on the driving range with both grass and mat options. Would definitely play there again.
Hard to believe this is a County course!!
I learned to play golf on this course when it opened in the 90's back when they had a portable trailer for a clubhouse. I'm not a County resident so "get" to pay double, thus I don't play it as often as I'd like. But when I do I feel like I'm on a high-falootin' private country club. GREAT JOB by everyone involved....
home course
this is my home course but being objective.
Today the greens actually rolled like putting greens. 3 weeks ago after aeration they rolled like sandpaper.
Course played in 4 1/4 hours on a Friday could have played faster but the people in my group...
If you have never played here, it is a good track for a municipal course.
Hole #3 is sneaky long unless you can draw the ball.
Hole #4 is a short par 5 if you can fade it.
Hole #9 is the hole most golfers will tell you they hate.
Hole #17 is a great hole-choose club off the tee wisely or your first shot will be wet.
The fairways have tight lights. They should let the grass grow a little longer. Bunkers are good for a muni course as well.
No blind shots pretty straight forward with only tee shot on #9 and #17 you need to choose wisely based upon what tee boxes you are hitting from and your length
Disappointing Overall Conditions
As a bachelor for a weekend, I was looking to find courses a little further away than my usual radius. I came across Mercer Oaks (about 45 Miles away from my house) and read very positive reviews. I decided to make the trip and go out and play.
Staff friendliness from Pro Shop to the Starter was excellent! Pace of Play was very good and we moved quickly at our own pace throughout the round.
However, the overall course conditions were very disappointing. The Tee Boxes were in bad shape and the Grass was longer then some rough areas on other courses. The fairway and rough on the course was in ok shape although there were quite a few bare spots.
The greens were extremely slow which I didn't expect from such a well rated and reviewed course. Many downhill puts would stop above the hole. In addition the greens were pretty bumpy although aeration had been done a while ago.
I understand that this time a year course maintenance can be a challenge. However, I plaid Neshanic Valley the day before and the course there was in much better shape. I paid the same amount on both courses but the difference was quite significant in course condition.
Mercer Oaks (West) Course
Great course and layout. Well maintained, with excellent off-course amenities
Nice Links Course
Played on a rainy windy day so the course was fairly empty and we played at our own pace.
Course was in very good conditions with two exceptions: 1 the greens had recently been aerated so they were bumpy and 2 the sand was like concrete due to the rain. But both will be much better within 2 weeks for the greens.
I played the white tees which was a little long for me being in my mid 60's but I played with three young guys. So there were some long par 4's.
Nice combination of par 3's and par 5's.
Liked the 17th and 18th closing holes as 17th can be a game changer as it was narrow and tree lined, the only one on the course and the 18th was a long par 5 easily making score of anywhere from a 4 to 8or9 possible.
Nice club house and snack bar area, with a covered patio. Employees all seemed very friendly.